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Taston standing stone 12m north of Taston village cross

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📷 Roadside Relics · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.89614, -1.47910

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Clary · last seen 2024; Plants — Meadow Clary · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route756 m
Named routeRef 442Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Named routeRef 442Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coate Lanebridleway · 102 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 102 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Wayside Cross in Taston

📷 Roadside Relics · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Wayside Cross in Taston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Mill FieldUrban park2.3 km→✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site3.4 km→✦CORNBURY PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.5 km→

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